Amol Rajan

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3,997 appearances 23 recordings 6 series first heard Feb 2026 last heard 16 Jul

Amol Rajan’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 23 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 12.

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Radical · The Best of Radical with Amol Rajan · 16 Jul 2026 podcast

If I buy £100 of this stuff... So maths is not your strong point. matched

But you've got two A stars. matched

Absolutely amazing. matched

There's a lesson there, by the way, for everyone listening in... matched

who cares about education, about how it is a weird thing that most human societies do, which is that they cram education into this very particular bit of your life. matched

It's a very particular way of delivering it. matched

When you've got other things going on, and actually everyone who studies this subject ends up concluding you should make education a lifelong thing. matched

So you've got your GCSEs all owing, and the fact you're here, all owing to this one question, which is Joan and David saying to you through a mediator, what do you want to do with your life? matched

What are you going to do with your life now? matched

And meanwhile, your communication with them, which is part of the restorative justice idea and process, is escalating. matched

And one day, someone suggests a face-to-face meeting. matched

But did you go in there with a specific plan to say sorry? matched

There's a pretty clear distinction, or divide really, as well, between David and Joan in one sense. matched

Does it give you a sort of, matched

It's an interesting question of whether Joan, whose forgiveness is no doubt sincere, but is that forgiveness something she says for your benefit or for hers? matched

That was Jacob Dunn with a really memorable contribution to Radical. matched

I'm taking you through some of my highlights on this podcast as I leave this podcast. matched

And one of those highlights was definitely the founder and headteacher of Michaela Community School in Wembley in northwest London. matched

It's one of Britain's most uncompromising voices on education. matched

She's known as Britain's strictest headteacher, and I think she loves it, frankly. matched

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